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Yahoo! fights China human rights suit
News and its Hong Kong subsidiary with allegedly divulging information about their online activity and pro-democracy writing to Chinese authorities, an act that ultimately caused their arrest and prosecution, according to the... [28 Aug 2007]
Leader: No China options for global net giants
Leader has famously been targeted for its part in the arrest of Chinese journalist Shi Tao, who authorities took a disliking to. have come in for criticism over deciding to do business in China - and how they... [13 Jun 2007]
Enemies of the internet named and shamed
News Countries that arrest or harass so-called cyber-dissidents - people who use the internet to oppose the government - will also find themselves on the list. Newly included Egypt could well respond positively, he said, but... [08 Nov 2006]
Dan's China diary - day 11
Comment One of the headlines in the Shanghai Daily today is 'China's press authorities order the arrest and firing of four journalists for allegedly blackmailing companies and citizens'. In May 2006, silicon.com... [20 Jun 2006]
Yahoo!: 'We need new cybercrime laws'
News was accused of passing data to the Chinese government which led to the arrest and imprisonment of two Chinese internet users, including a journalist who was sentenced to ten years in prison. We feel horrible about the... [03 Apr 2006]
Yahoo! speaks out on Chinese censorship
News has also faced severe criticism from human rights activists for handing over internet records which led to the arrest and conviction of a journalist in China. has called for greater understanding of the... [13 Feb 2006]
Libya jails blogger
News But al-Mansuri and his family, which has denounced his arrest and sentence, say it's an attempt to silence dissent. The arrest came after al-Mansuri published some 50 articles on the UK-based website... [07 Nov 2005]
Bloggers get a helping handbook
News Only they provide independent news, at the risk of displeasing the government and sometimes courting arrest. Free-speech advocate Reporters Without Borders has published a guide for blogging in China,... [23 Sep 2005]
Spammer arrested in airport on return to US
News Last week's arrest was related to Smith skipping bail and travelling with forged documents, following his initial arrest for illegally selling pharmaceuticals. But Linford isn't too worried that the... [06 Jul 2005]
5 years ago… Landmark piracy arrest announced
News China, however, was not so lucky. 05.07.1999: Thailand's intellectual property court has delivered a landmark verdict in the war against software piracy, by handing down an 18 month prison sentence to the owner of a... [05 Jul 2004]
China opens first internet café chain
News A student, Liu Di, who criticised the ruling Communist party on the internet has been in jail since November last year after she took exception to the arrest and imprisonment of another dissident who had expressed his... [26 Nov 2003]
Anti-piracy team goes on net offensive in Asia
News While the BSA was not behind the recent arrest of students in Sydney, Australia who were sharing music files, he did not rule out police action against those who share software on the internet "if governments decide to... [05 Jun 2003]
HP forger arrested in China
News Although the individual's identity has been withheld by Chinese officials and HP, the arrest was a result of raids conducted in Southern China in April. Authorities in China have... [15 Aug 2002]
Dmitri case ushers in age of hacker crackdown
News Dmitri Sklyarov's arrest incensed technology enthusiasts all over the world, prompting demonstrations outside US embassies early in August. Today the US Defense Intelligence Agency said it is inking a contract with... [29 Aug 2001]